Jul 6, 2016 - On or about July 6, 2016, in Ramsey County, Minnesota, Jeronimo Yancx intentionally discharged s\ fu'earm
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Co, Atty Compldint No: 0620373879
STATE OF MINNESOTA
DISTRICT COURT
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FILE NO.: PROSECUTOR FILE N0.:0620373879
State of Minnesota,
Plttiniiff,
FELONY CRIMINAL COMPLAINT Jcronimo Yancz
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a E.U Defendant, The Complainant, being duly sworn, makes complaint to the above-named Court and states Ihal there is probable cause to believe that the Defendant commillcd the foUowingonenKe(s):
COUNT 1 On or about July 6» 2016, in Ramsey County, Minnesota, Jeronuno Yanex cauycd the death ofPhilando Castile by culpable negligence whereby Jeronimo Yancz created an unreasonable ri.sk, and consciousJy took the chance of causing death or greiit bodily harm to another. Said acts constituting the offense of Manslaughter " Znd Degree - Culpable Negligence Creating Unrcasoiiitblc Risk in violation of: §609.205.(I). Maximum Sentence: 10 years or $20,000 or both
COUNT 2 On or about July 6, 2016, in Ramsey County, Minnesota, Jeronimo Yancx intentionally discharged s\ fu'earm under ciroumstanccs tW endangered tho sal^ly of another Diamond Reynolds, Said acts con.stUuting Ehe oH'cnsc ol'Dangerous Wcapons-Intcntioniit Discharge oi'Firenrm Th;it Endangers
.Safety in violation of: §609.66. la(a)(2), Maximum Senlence; 5 years or $H)»000 or both.
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COUNT 3 On or about July 6» 2016, in Ramscy County, Minnesota, Jcronimo Yanez intentionally discharged a Hrcarm under circumstances that endangered the safety of another D.F.R. Said acts constituting the offense of Dangerous Wcnpons-IntcntiomU Uischiirge of Firearm TIiaf Kndangers
Safety in vlolalion ol^ §609.66. la(a)(2). Maximum Sentence; 5 years or $10,000 or both.
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Co, Ally Complaint No; 0620373879
STATEMENT OF PROBABLE CAUSE The Complaimmt states that the Ibliowmg facts establish probable cause: Your complainant is Doug Hennlng, Special Agent, Mitinesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. He states tliat the following is true, correct, and establishes probable cause: 0\\ July 2t 2016, a Super USA convenience store in Laudcrdale, Minnesota, was robbed by two black males. Video surveillance of that robbery sliowed two black male suspects, both with clreacilocks, glasses, baseball hats and fircanns. Saint Anthony Police OfHcer Jeronimo Yane/. was one oFtlie responding officers to Ihe robbery. On July 6,2016, just nftcr 9:00 P.M., Yanex was on patrol when he notioecl a vehicle being driven by Philando Dival Castile, a 32-year-old black male with drcadlocks who wore glasses, and was driving eastbound 011 Lm'pcntcur Avenue in Lnuderdalc near the scene of the unsolvcd Super U.S.A. robbery. Accompanying CastUc ill the vehicle way his ghifnend Diamond Reynolds seated in the front passenger seat, and RcynolcPs 4-year-oid daughter, DFR, seated in a child seat in the i'ighl side rear passenger seat, Yanez communicated his inlent to pull over Ca.slHc's vehicle by radio to Saint Anthony Police Officer Joseph ICauser who was on patrol nearby. Yanez told Kauscr that he had reason to pull the vehicle over and that the occupants "just took like the people that wore involved in a robbery." Ymiez furlJier staled that (
